* DiElle- a lyrical, powerpop, rock group from Portsmouth. (www.diellemusic.com)
OXJAM CARDIFF CHILL 2009: THE JAZZ SESSIONS
New for 2009! Ahead of the Oxjam Cardiff Chill 2009 festival in March, The Jazz Sessions (a new strand for the festival) hopes to promote and nurture the talents of young people.
On Saturday 28 February, the festival featured the talents of the 'Lil Big Band', a 22 piece big band, who include a mixture of classic swing, funk and latin numbers to suit any occasion within their repertoire.
The band played at 'The Jazz Sessions' as part of a brief tour of South Wales from 26 February- 1 March.
All proceeds from the evening went to Oxfam
The gig took place at Tommy's Bar, Howard Gardens, Cardiff.
OXJAM CARDIFF SWAP 2008/09!
The Oxjam Cardiff Swap 2008/09 started a new chapter!
We are now looking for someone to swap our wonderful 'The Golden Compass' DVD Game for something else just as exciting!
The game followed a successful swap between the book titled 'Organic Places to Stay in the UK' and the bag of fair-trade coffee
This means that we now have a new item to swap, and the stakes are starting to get high ;)
The Recommended Swapping Value is now £30.
All offers of swaps can either be sent through this account or emailed over to me at luke.todd@yahoo.co.uk
Let the swapping continue ;)
OXJAM CARDIFF SWAP 2008!
The Oxjam Cardiff Swap is back! Following a successful launch on Saturday, to mark Eradication of Poverty Day, it's now time to get swapping all over again!
Again we will be starting with a small 'Oxjam' badge and will keep swapping until a large item is received which will then be posted up on E-bay and all the money will go to Oxfam.
Here is some information about previous Oxjam Cardiff Chill festivals.
OXJAM CARDIFF CHILL 2007: LOOKING BACK!
Oxjam Cardiff Chill: The Acoustic Show was held at Chapter Arts Centre on Tuesday 23 October. It was an acoustic show featuring the Winter & Williams Band, The Dirty Looks and Lucky Delucci.
Oxjam Cardiff Chill 2007 took place on Friday 19 October at The Gate Arts Centre (www.thegate.org.uk) in Roath. The evening hosted a number of local bands including: sleepgoodfeelgood, Skafunkle, Lunar Saxophone Quartet and Johnny & the bandits.
OXJAM CARDIFF SWAP 2007
The Oxjam Cardiff Swap is a new feature as part of Oxjam Cardiff Chill 2007. The basic idea is that you keep swapping until a large item is received which will then be posted up on E-bay and all the money will go to Oxfam. We are currently in the final stages of this year's swap which is due to shortly be placed on E-bay. Please give generously!
CARDIFF OXFAM GROUP
If you would like to join the Cardiff Oxfam Group please let me know.
The next Cardiff Oxfam Group meeting will take place at Cardiff Central Library on Thursday 8 October
Meetings will now start at 6pm and last for around 45mins
Everyone is always welcome to attend. For more information please email me (luke.todd@yahoo.co.uk)
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Oxjam Cardiff Chill 2009: Easter Special Raffle Announcement!
The prizes for the raffle on 9 April, are now confirmed as the following:
* a signed copy of Michael Parkinson's autobiography, 'Parky' * a signed photo of Al Murray, the Pub Landlord * a family pass to the Doctor Who: Up Close exhibition in Cardiff Bay
Please support this raffle generously.
Tickets are just £1 and all prizes have been donated to help raise further funds for Oxfam.
We are delighted that our album Voices of the Valley Home has been nominated for the NS&I album of the year at this May's Classical Brit Awards at the Royal Albert Hall. It's the only award decided upon by a general public vote, so can you please show your support by voting here is the link. http://www.classicalbrits.co.uk/nominations it cost nothing to vote and only one vote per computer. You have until May the 1st to vote but vote now before you forget.
Just to let you know that the first swap of this year's Oxjam Cardiff Swap has now taken place.
In place of the lovely 'Oxjam' badge, we now have a glorious bag of fair-trade coffee up for grabs. Its swapping value is £2 and it is ideal for anyone who wants to keep warm over the long cold winter or even as an early Christmas present!
